"Among the appliances to transform the people, sound and appearances are but trivial influences."
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"The superior man does not mind being in office; all he minds about is whether he has qualities that entitle him to office. He does not mind failing to get recognition; he is too busy doing the things that entitle him to recognition."
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"The true gentleman does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches."
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"The Master said, “What a worthy man was Yan Hui! Living in a narrow alley, subsisting upon meager bits of rice and water—other people could not have borne such hardship, and yet it never spoiled Hui’s joy. What a worthy man was Hui!” (Analects 6.11)"
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"If a man be under the influence of anger his conduct will not be correct."
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"Kong Qiu, or Master Kong as he was known, did not live to see his days of glory. During his lifetime, his views were received with scorn. But that was about two thousand five hundred years ago. A handful of his dedicated followers passed on Confucius' teachings to future generations. After Confucius' death, his followers published his teachings in the book, The Analects of Confucius."
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"The whole end of speech is to be understood."
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"A disciple having asked for a definition of charity, the Master said LOVE ONE ANOTHER."
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"To learn and from time to time to apply what one has learned - isn't that a pleasure?"
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"Heaven begat Virtue in me; what can man do unto me?"
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"Chi Wen Tzu always thought three times before taking action. Twice would have been quite enough."
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"The more people know, the more they forgive."
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"The contrived language and the flattering attitude rarely come with the virtue."
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"Wisdom is rooted in watching with affection the way people grow."
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"Who contains himself goes seldom wrong."
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"It is the way of the superior man to prefer the concealment of his virtue, while it daily becomes more illustrious, and it is the way of the mean man to seek notoriety, while he daily goes more and more to ruin."
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"I transmit but do not create. I place my trust in the teachings of antiquity."
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"Every thoughtful pin on pinterest has beauty. But not everyone can see."
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"In a district of ten families, there must be someone as honorable and sincere as I, but none as fond of learning."
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"He who is really kind, can never be unhappy"
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